To What Extent Does Aristophanes Attempt To Give His Audience A Serious Political Message In ‘The Frogs’?
Aristophanes was one of the most famous comedy playwrights of the 5th century BC. He was an arch conservative which means that he was a traditional politician and disliked the radical democracy, he believed that the aristocrats should remain in power because they were better than the average Athenian. The Frogs, was first performed at the Lenaea in 405 BC as part of the yearly celebration of Dionysus, which means that everyone would have had to attend the play. Most of Aristophanes’ plays are known as ‘peace’ plays, however The Frogs in not considered as one.
Aristophanes tries to portray an important political message in the play ‘The Frogs’, but the play sometimes overpowers the audience by the use of so much slapstick humour. Most of the meaning is lost on a modern audience. However, the Athenians watching the play would have understood the political message, especially the upper class citizens.
Although his plays were for people from all social classes and......
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